Another shooting this one with kids. What are peoples thoughts on this? Apparently Gov. Hickenlooper of CO wants to bring up the issue of gun control. These kind of things seem to be happening more frequently. Im interested to hear opinions.

I get how someone could be pissed enough at someone to want to kill them, but KIDS? How can you possibly need to do something like this to a bunch of school kids? It's despicable, I'm glad the guy bit it. Taxpayers shouldn't have to pay for this guy for the next 80 years.

I hate hearing about shit like this, I wish the person responsible didn't kill himself so the parents of the kids could torture his ass in the backwoods somewhere. My heart goes out to the families affected by this.

Gun control won't keep weapons out of those who seek them, that isn't the answer.

Another shooting this one with kids. What are peoples thoughts on this? Apparently Gov. Hickenlooper of CO wants to bring up the issue of gun control. These kind of things seem to be happening more frequently. Im interested to hear opinions.

I think if bullets were made more expensive it would be better than removing guns. Chris Rock says it perfect. "If bullets cost a $1000 you wouldn't see any drive by shootings." If we take away guns you will see people in crowds stabbing the crap out of people, or using guns that are smuggled in. At the end of the day, these people are sick in the mind and if they want to hurt themselves or others they will find a way to do it.

I don't know if gun and/or media control will stop sick bastards from doing sick bastard things. My prayers will be for those affected and for the children and adults who lost their lives too early this morning.

Just read this in the paper, sick of hearing these sad stories about some idiot shooting innocent bystanders and for what.Don't think gun control will solved this problem,there are too many frequent shootings lately across the country.

Terrible tragedy. Anyone who kills innocent people deserves to rot in hell but someone who kills innocent children is the lowest form of crap on earth. Pathetic. My heart goes out to the families affected by this tragedy.

i can see that, if the killer was abused by the parents and he went nuts and wanted to kill his parents..but, why does he have to go an shoot all the little kindergarten kids that don't have anything to do with him?

If you are capable of killing people randomly, that you do not know you are a sick desensitized human being. I wish he would have shot himself first. Gun control isn't the answer, people are the answer. Thugs are going to get firearms and use them in appropriately.

do you mean like gun control as in no guns or just regulation? I for one believe that the average person shouldnt own grenades or rpg's. I understand that isnt guns but that would be weapon control. there havent been people killed in the US by RPG's who's saying that with unlimited access to that people wouldnt have used them. i guess people being the answer isnt really working right now. according to that article the 6 large mass shootings have happened in the past 5 years... Also i actually like guns. I think they are fun and people should own them but its just interesting where the line should be drawn. Most people dont want it changed at all.

If you are capable of killing people randomly, that you do not know you are a sick desensitized human being. I wish he would have shot himself first. Gun control isn't the answer, people are the answer. Thugs are going to get firearms and use them in appropriately.

I dont think gun control will have an impact anytime soon, but it could 50 years down the road when people dont see it as an option. Just my 2 cents. It's a horrible thing that happened and it is super sad to see so many innocent people and sweet kids get killed.

Take these drugs and you will be fine. Ban these guns and the mass killings will stop. Put these groups of people in these housing projects and things will get better. When will people understand that issues like mental illness, violence, and poverty are extremely complex realities that can't be solved with a quick fix.

Take these drugs and you will be fine. Ban these guns and the mass killings will stop. Put these groups of people in these housing projects and things will get better. When will people understand that issues like mental illness, violence, and poverty are extremely complex realities that can't be solved with a quick fix.

I agree with this, wholly. The crux of the matter isn't that you need stability by method of enforcing more control through more laws. Rather, it's that you need to improve the morale of your citizens. And, while USA is, allegedly, a highly developed and prosperous nation, serious, highly complex social problems exist. And these persistent issues are certainly not recent developments in America...

Take these drugs and you will be fine. Ban these guns and the mass killings will stop. Put these groups of people in these housing projects and things will get better. When will people understand that issues like mental illness, violence, and poverty are extremely complex realities that can't be solved with a quick fix.

I agree with this, wholly. The crux of the matter isn't that you need stability by method of enforcing more control through more laws. Rather, it's that you need to improve the morale of your citizens. And, while USA is, allegedly, a highly developed and prosperous nation, serious, highly complex social problems exist. And these persistent issues are certainly not recent developments in America...[QUOTE]\

^This is a very good take. I also heard an opinion that i was intrigued by. What if all these mass shootings had occurred as a terrorist attacks. Like taliban attack theather, school, shoots congresswoman. How pissed off would people in america be and how quickly would we seek justice as a people. instead of oh that's a crazy a hole nothing you can really do to fix that. I agree mental health is an issue for sure but take away that guys gun and maybe you just have 22 kids with knife wounds instead of dead children.

If you do a google search you will find a person that committed a mass stabbing in China on the same day. Luckily no one was killed but this person attacked children as well. What kind of world do we live in?

It is really sad how the media make these guys out to be so big. They plaster their names all over the places and no one knows the names of the victims, only the perps. These guys know they will not be forgotten (although certainly vilified). Maybe they get a sick satisfaction in that, and pushes them towards this stuff.

Gun Control is not the answer... The solution lies in either arming the teachers, or placing police within the school. My middle school and high school had school resource officers inside the school who were actual cops that worked for our town. There would be at least one of them in the building at all times, ussually in the front of the building like the main office area, or in the classrooms teaching dare. Sounds smart to me to start placing cops in the schools like mine did... just makes sense to me.

This goes far beyond gun control. The 'issue' runs much deeper that causes people to turn to such violence. It's not as simple as change some gun laws and this type of violence will stop. I don't know what the answer is but it's something that runs much deeper in the american culture. This is not only about guns.

Gun Control is not the answer... The solution lies in either arming the teachers, or placing police within the school. My middle school and high school had school resource officers inside the school who were actual cops that worked for our town. There would be at least one of them in the building at all times, ussually in the front of the building like the main office area, or in the classrooms teaching dare. Sounds smart to me to start placing cops in the schools like mine did... just makes sense to me.

It sad that it comes down to that, but it does make sense to have trained law enforcement in the schools. This world has just gone mad. Tragedies on a daily basis anymore.

As a Canadian I won't pretend to know the gun mentality of the US, but it does exist from what I see. People are so reluctant to give up their guns even though it can only make sense to do so. Do you really need 270 million guns kicking around in a country of 300 million people?

Is it not the ultimate irony that the perp's mother's guns were used to kill her? Perhaps if she wasn't a gun collector, this guy would have had more trouble getting a hold of weapons and thus had a reduced body count.

Obviously you'll never get rid of deranged individuals with the will to do evil things, but I think the setup in the US helps them achieve maximum casualties.

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